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Here's a look at what's buzzing in the book world today: Booker winner: At 28 years old, New Zealand-based writer Eleanor Catton is the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize, for her 832-page murder mystery,

A new book reveals shocking details about Lance Armstrong and "the greatest sports conspiracy ever." Plus, awards season is in full swing here in the book world.

Booker winner: At 28 years old, New Zealand-based writer Eleanor Catton is the youngest winner of the Man Booker Prize, for her 832-page murder mystery, The Luminaries. For those rushing out to order a copy, consider two reviews: Martha Anne Toll provides a comprehensive review of the layered tome, declaring that "the literary firmament has birthed a new star." And in a guest review for The Washington Post, Chris Bohjalian calls it "a finely wrought fun house of a novel."

But the must-read about Catton comes from the Guardian, which interviewed the young author after her win. "I have observed that male writers tend to get asked what they think and women what they feel," she says. "The interviews much more seldom engage with the woman as a serious thinker, a philosopher, as a person with preoccupations that are going to sustain them for their lifetime."

And a bonus: A judge explains the exhausting process of selecting a winner, starting off with reading 151 novels, for The Telegraph.

National Book Awards: While Britain's biggest prize has been awarded, nominees stateside have just been narrowed down for the National Book Awards. The shortlist for the U.S. publishing world's biggest prize was announced Wednesday. The fiction selections include the elusive Thomas Pynchon (The Bleeding Edge), Jhumpa Lahiri (The Lowland), James McBride (The Good Lord Bird), George Saunders (Tenth of December -- a short story collection) and Rachel Kushner (The Flamethrowers). USA TODAY's Bob Minzesheimer provides an analysis, plus check out the other nominees.

Lance Armstrong revelations: The Daily Beast rounds up the most shocking details from Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, The Tour de France and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever by investigative journalists Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell. Among them: Sheryl Crow witnessed then-boyfriend Armstrong doping, and he was also a "notorious lothario" nicknamed "FedEx."

Hemingway history: Salinger may be all the rage, but a new documentary, called Running From Crazy, is digging into the Hemingway family history -- including the clan's extremely high suicide rate.

'Gone Girl' gets a date: Fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, take note. The movie adaptation from David Fincher, starring Ben Affleck and Roasmund Pike, will be released on Oct. 17, 2014, according to The Hollywood Reporter.